In his first playing time for the Pacers, GRIII made a big impact with 10 points on 3-4 shooting(4/5 FT); he also chipped in 2 boards and a steal in 19 minutes. Perhaps most importantly, he found himself on the floor with the score tied and less than a minute left against Evan Turner, Jared Sullinger and the Celtics. The preseason noise about his development might not be the mirage it appeared to be after starting the season with 4 straight DNPs.

Stauskas started again for the Sixers and currently has 14 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists in the 3rd quarter, albeit not very efficiently(5/14 FG, 3/10 3pt)

Tim Hardaway and Mitch McGary's teams are both in action tonight, although neither have played. McGary has 4 quality big men in front of him in OKC, while Tim Hardaway appears to be the literal last man off the bench for Atlanta at this point.

Kim Barnes Arico wrapped up her 2016 recruiting class in a big way by getting an in-state commitment from Kysre Gondrezick, a 5-9 combo guard out of Benton Harbor HS who's a consensus top 100 player. She picked the Wolverines over Baylor, Texas A&M, and Penn State. She's ranked #30 by Blue Star, #43 by ASGR, and #70 by espnW. Her espnW page includes this scouting report from July:

Smooth lead-guard with consistent offensive game; handles and distributes in transition game; mid-range game creator delivers in traffic; developing deep threat consistency; among the stock risers in the 2016 class.

College ready game…understands how to create space and get shot off while defended…ballhandling is proficient with both hands…can get to any spot on the floor and make a play.

This commitment is also important in another way: Gondrezick is the first in-state player that Coach Arico has landed during her time at Michigan. And this will also ratchet up the Michigan-MSU rivalry in women's hoops a bit more, as Kysre's sister Kalabrya is a freshman guard for the Spartans.

A week into the season, here's a roundup on how Belein's boys have fared.

Of note: GRIII, Nik, and THJ have all changed unis this year, but only Nik has taken advantage so far. He's getting more minutes with Philly already; let's hope he can continue to earn more. Unfortunately, THJ is fighting against a logjam of wings/guards, as he is yet to be activated (extra surprising considering ATL gave up a first round pick for him).

As noted in previous threads, TB3 is coming off the bench, but great to see that he has improved game over game, scoring 0, 13, and 15 points in the first three games. Small sample size, but important that he's accepted/adjusted to his bench role (despite being tabbed my many to start after Exum went down).

Nik still probably has the bet shot at making the best mark in the league -- if he keeps shooting like has and cotinues to improve his D, he has the best shot to stick around.